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Goal: To build friendship, collaboration, and a community of support between Bodwell High School and three schools in Kenya: Maai Mahiu, Karima, and Longonot Secondary Schools.

 


Welcome to the Urafiki Link!

The Urafiki link was started in 2007 when, with the support of the administration, a teacher at Bodwell High School organized a trip to Maai Mahiu, Kenya in August 2007. Building upon the connections made by the five Bodwell Volunteers, Ms. Mali Bain is volunteering in Kenya from September to November 2007. The vision of the Urafiki Link is to connect Bodwell with secondary schools in Kenya, allowing for mutual exchange and collaboration.

Click here for the basics - 'who, what, when, where, why, and how'!

Below you will find updates from the four schools involved in this project...

Bodwell High School
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Maai Mahiu Secondary School
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  • 1. 'Jambo' Introductions
    ­ Photographs taken Sept 18-20th
    - Students and teachers currently filling forms
     
  • 2. 'Tuende' Activities
    - Clubs are active and photos pending
     
  • 3. 'Pamoja' Classroom work
    - Mr. Ng's Geography 12 class is collecting weather data, to be compared with Mr. Njoroge's Form 3 Geography class.
    - Ms. Brown's Drama class will be performing a traditional Kikuyu story provided by Mrs. Ogega of Longonot Secondary (read the story).

 

 
  • 1. 'Jambo' Introductions
    - Forms filled for all 300 students and 10 teachers.
    ­ Photographs of each class have been taken ready to send to Canada
     
  • 2. 'Tuende' Activities
    - Drama club preparing traditional humour plays
    - Environmental club will prepare potting bags for tree nursery Tuesday Oct 2, 2007
    - Young Farmer's club is harvesting kale and tomatoes
    - Preparations for November 3rd Alumni & Urafiki Launch Walk continue
     
  • 3. 'Pamoja' Classroom work
    - Mr. Njoroge's Form 3 Geography class is collecting weather data, to be compared with Mr. Ng's Geography 12 class
    - Chemistry, Physics, and Biology labs will be photographed & videoed Tuesday Oct 2, 2007

Longonot Secondary School
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Karima Secondary School
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  • 1. 'Jambo' Introductions
    - Forms filled for all 150 students.
    ­ Photographs will be re-taken due to computer failure
     
  • 2. 'Tuende' Activities
    - Environmental club has prepared 498 potting bags for tree nursery
    ­ Photographs will be re-taken due to computer failure
     
  • 3. 'Pamoja' Classroom work
    - Mrs. Ogega's retelling of a traditional Kikuyu story (click here) will be enacted by Bodwell drama students 
 
  • 1. 'Jambo' Introductions
    - Forms filled for all 100 students.
    ­ Photographs taken of each class
     
  • 2. 'Tuende' Activities
    - Soccer ('football') team has named itself the "Vancouver Boys"! See     Karima site for images
    - Environmental club has met, planned activities for the term, and planted tree seeds.
     
  • 3. 'Pamoja' Classroom work
    - Chemistry and Biology labs recorded Monday, Sept 24th.
Urafiki Link: Urafiki Means Friendship
For more information, or if you have comments/questions, please contact:
Mali Bain
malibain at yahoo.ca, 011-254-0710292047
Maai Mahiu, Limuru Road at the junction to Narok, Kenya